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TODD TELLS OF DEAL
-I
RADE TO DRAW PLANS FOR A
CIAiE IN CAPITOL
ACTED IN 6i000 FAITH
Because of the Presence of the Gov.
ernor He Thought He Was Perfect
ly Safe in Going Ahead With the
Work as Instructed by the Sub
Committee.
Mr. A. W. Todd, member of the
House of Representatives from Char
leston County, and several other wit
nesses, among the number being sev
eral members of the House commit
tee on State House and grounds, ap
peared Monday afternoon before the
committee investigating the claim
presented by the State House and
grounds commit:ee for $13.500 for
architects' fees and plans for the
State House additions. following rec
ommendations in a message from the
Governor to the General Assembly
last year.
W. F. Blackburn. stenographer for
Gov. Blease. was sworn. He was in
and out of the governor's office at the
September meeting. He did not pre
pare the contract, but his under
standing was that it was prepared
in Charleston "Mr. Todd," 'Mr.
Blackburn said, "was up here all last
summer. and I heard about the plans
from him and he (Ir. Todd) talked
with the governor about them. The
governor, I presume, knew all about
them."
J. A. Hunter, a metnber of the com
mittee on State house and grounds.
on being sworn, said he recalled the
governor's message and a subcom
mittee being appointed to investigate
the recommendations after the adop
tion of the Dixon resolution, accord
ing to his resolution. I took the po
sition that I would not favor the
idea unless the people of the State
approved of it. Messrs. Lee. Mitch
um and Wells agreed with me. I am
inclined to think that there was a
vote taken on the matter, but I do
not recall how it stood. The gover
nor remarked that if the bill passed
it would give him pleasure to approve
it. I refer to the entire project.
B. T. Tison was the next witness.
He attended the September meeting.
The governor was in and out of the
office during the session. Mr. Todd
explained the plans for capitol en.
largement. He knew nothing of these
plans until that meeting and he ob
jected to them at the time. His un
derstanding was that a bill was to be
prepared to be presented to the gen
eral committee. He knew nothing of
any fees and thought the subcom
mittee had arranged this. He did not
approve of the bill when presented
this session and did not believe in it.
Mr. Bryan brought it to him in the
hall of the house. He heard the gov
ernor say he (the governor) would
approve the measure if it passed. He
attended no meeting of the commit
tee during the last session.
A. W. Todd was then sworn. Mir.
Todd said he had been an architect
for 32 years. He is a member of the
general assembly. "Mr. Bryan said
to me to go ahead with the work, but
I asked him as to his authority."
Mr. Todd then presented a written
statement which Mr. Blackburn. on
being recalled, said he prepared at
the dictation of the governor. It is
dated July 26, 1911. and addressed
to M1r. Bryan. authorizing the em
ployment of an ardhitect in regard
to the State house as suggested in the
message, and to employ an architect
as reasonably as possible, as he (the
governor) was sure that it was not
the intention of the general assem
bly to go to any considerable expense.
Mr. Todd then said he was asked as
to his idea of the toilet approaches.
He told them it would require comn
prehensive study, and later he ap
peared before the committee and told
the members that the toilets would
have to be put on the inside, as thg
majority of the offices were dungeons.
and to meet the demands of the
building additions were necessory.
'St was then moved." said Mfr.
Todd, "that a committee be appoint
ed to look into the matter. A reso
lution was introduced and passed. I
was then told .to go ahead with the
plans and I worked the whole year
with experts on the matter. Then in
September I told the chairman that I
was ready, and the meeting was
called."
Mr. Todd then showed his plans
and produced pictures and the article
in The State. Septemiber 28. describs
ing the proposed building, which he
said was mailed to every member of
the general assembly.
The report. Mr. Todd said, was
published in The State by the per
mission of the committee, and he
gave it to a representative of The
State after permission was obtained.
He told the committee that it was
not customary for an architect to
travei over the State and solicit work.
It certainly had never been his pol
icy.
Questioned as to the appropriation
of $1,000 for traveling Mfr. Todd
said:
"The governor said. "That is a
hell of an exorbitant fee. I can
vassed the State for S30 when I ran
for governor.'
"Mr. Dixon said. 'lBut this is an
extraordinary affair, and the zover
nor said the matter was with the
commitree.
"I told them as to the architect
I would work under fees as providftd
by the American association and the
resol- ion passed unanimously. We
appointed a committee to draw up a
bill and there was objection to the
Sl$.000.000 plan. It was suggested
that the appropriation be nmadie in
annual installm'ents of $20 000
each. The contract wa drawn up in
Charleston."
Replying to M r. Gasqu. h a
called on & ata eeing of the
bly in 191t. an. .i .e wa aci ne
instructions of the gener~al Comit
tee under an oral conran.
Mr. Todd theni rea th cnra*
He maintained that thepa a. a
heretofore." imttlled that 'tec
mittee acknowledged that e-.2
employed. Mr. Todd e:xpline h
plans. which he said he ha d s-':
mon:hs on.
required the contract a year ago,"
said Mr. Todd.
Replying to Mr. Gasque, he said
he was in no competition, and under
the rules of the association the fees
are due pro rata. and he was now
entitled to one-fifth of the entire fee.
He entered into no competition, be
cause it was the rule of his office.
There were other rules-for instance,
no negro could get a plan from his
office.
"The matter was impressed on my
mind because I was directly in:er
ested. I wouldn't spend money on a
contingency. I understood the con
tract was made in good faith."
Replying to Mr. Gasque. he said
he visited people throughout the
State. talked to tax payers and in
tErested them in it. Mr. F. C. Cary
had told him that he would support
the plans if the governor vould not
veto them. Mr. Todd told Mr. Cary
'that he could make no promises.
"I keep no account of my expenses,
but if that. is a matter of controrersy.
T will eliminate them despite the fact
that The State has attempted to per.
vert the facts. I would like to know
what architect it was The State says
roughly speaking. the improvements
would cost $%000,000.
"There are plenty of architects
wxho enter into competition, but I am
not one of them. The State news
paper has never said that the $1,000
appropriated was to acquaint the peo
ple with the facts."
Mr. Todd stated emphatically that
he understood that he was to be paid
for the model and for the traveling.
He had spent nearly a year on the
work. He consulted E. Marion Ruck
er and other attorneys as to whether
o- not. as a member of the legisla
ture, he (Mr. Todd) was violating
the ethics of the profession. Mr.
Rucker said no.
At the September meeting he was
busy explaining the plans and he
could not say whether or not the
zovernor was in the office all the
time. He naturally thought that as
he meeting being held there, it was
authorized.
He never consulted the governor
privately.
"I never heard a 'no' on any plans
discussed at the meeting. As to the
traveling expense account, I would
rather wipe that out. According to
Mr. Bryan. I thought I had authority
:o proceed with the plans after the
February meeting. If I knew then
what I know now. I certainly would
not have gone on with the work. I
told them that it would take lots of
money to fix this capitol. The dome.
for instance, is unsafe. I think as
to toilet approaches. if you bother
the approaches to the toilets, you
endanger the rest of the building.''
Mr. Belser asked the witness after
reading the governor's message. how
it could be possible to interpret the
idea as it was done.
Mr. Todd said that when once work
was started on the capitol it meant
wholesale changes. The front steps
were unsafe. new offices were needed,
and South Carolina should arrange
for a new building.
The contract and his report were
prepared in his office in Charleston,
but he did not know where the min
utes were drawn up.
Questioned by Mr. Gasque, he said
he did not recall who he visited. Fo:
instance, he talked to representative
men like Col. Johnstone. He did not
call on the governor, because the
meeting was held there and the gov
ernor was presumably fa'miliar with
the plans. He named four from his
office who were here on architectural
work. The whole thing had cost
about $S,000 in addition to his work
of a year.
"I felt as sure of my money as if
Iwas investing in a gold bond," re
peated Mr. Todd.
F. M. Carey was next sworn. He
confirmed the conversation referred
to by Mr. Todd. held in Anderson, in
which reference was made to the
proposed new building. He would he
glad to have a suiling costing $1.
000.000, but he did not think the
State had that much money to put
in the work, b~it if the general assem
bly made the appropriation the gov
ernor would probably veto it. Mr.
Todd, said he was in no position to
state what the governor would do.
but believed that the governor would
approve it. He (ir. Carey) said in
addition that unless his people want
ed the measure, he would not vote
for it. He thought Mr. Todd was
anxious for the measure to pass as a
monument to his ability.
He was under the impression that
the plans would cost the State noth
ing. unless ahepted, although he
was ignorant as to the rules of archi
tects.
JAPAN SHOWS HER HAND.
Interferes With Missionary Work
Among Koreans.
Dr. Arthur J. Brown, president of
the Presbyterian board of foreign
missions, will go to Washington to
present to President Taft charges
recently received from missionaries
in Korea that Japan is making efforts
to stamp out Christianity there by
tcrturing converts, closing mission
schools and interfering with the
work of the American missionaries.
of whom there are between three
and, four hundred in Korea, mostly
under the boards of foreign missions
of the Methodist and Presbyterian.
churches.
An account of the situation given
by a missionary just returned from
Korea characterizes conditions there
as little short of barbarous. While
there have as yet been recorded no
case of physical attacks on Ameri
cans, they are comipeiled to endure;
constant interference with their work:
and every possible means is being
employed to nullify their efforts and
discourage them so that they will
give up in despair and return to the
United States, leaving Koreans to be
dealt with by the Japanese.
Hosiery Mill Stands.
The house rejiected Friday after
noon by indefiitely postposing the
joint resolution introduced by Mr.
George R. Rembert of Richland, to~
abolish the hosiery millis at the pea
ientiary and to annul the contract
for convict labor in this mill with
Mr. .T. M. Graham. The vote on this
uestion was 64 to 40.
The People Will Elect.
The o'tiee of agrirultu.re. corm
t:ecte :tnd industries. now jiled by
Col. Wavson. has be'en made an elee
t:r ~on ami:~ the people "'ill have to
CHINESE REPUBLIC
EMPRESS DOWAGER AND CHILD el
EMPEROR ABDICATES p
TJ
YUAN TO BE IN CHARiiEs
nly
re
The Imperial Decree Directs That the t
Premier Assume Full Control Un- (
til Conditions of Union Can Be of
Agreed Upon Between Rebel and
Imperialist Factions Now at War. o
After occupying the throne of n
China for nearly three centuries, the a
Manchu dynasty, represented by the n
child emperor. Pu Yi, abdicated Mon- re
day. Three edicts were issued, the 1.
first proclaiming a'dication: the see- th
ond dealing with the establishment e
of the republic, and the third urging :o
the maintenance of peace and ap
proving the conditions agreed upon
by the imperial premier, Yuan Shi
KNi. and the republicans.
The text of the first imperial edic:
issued at Peking by the throne at
noon Monday is as follows:
"We. the emperor of China, have
respectfully received the following
edict from the hands of her majesty.
the dowager empress:
"In consequence of the uprising of
the republican army to which the
people of the provinces of China have
responded, the empire is seething ni
like a boiling caldron and the people
are plunged in misery. on
"Yuan Ski Kai was therefore com
marled to dispatch emissaries in or
der to confer with the republicans f
with a view to calling a national as- tr
senibly to decide on the future form th
of government. Months have elapsed n, n
and no settlement is now evident. -
"The majority of the people are in d
favor of a republic.
"From the preference of the peo- u
ple's hearts the will of heaven is dis- P
cernible. How could we oppose the !
I desires of millions for the glory of te
one family? -4
"Therefore we. the dowager em
press and the emperor. hereby vest YC
the sovereignty of the* Chinese em- te
pire in the people. ca
"Let Yuan Shi Kai organize to the
full the powers of the provisional re- yc
publican government and confer with
the republicans as to the methods of
union, assuring peace in the empire
and forming a great republic with
the union of Manchus. Chinese. Mon
gols. -Mohammadans and Tibetans.
"We. the empress dowager and the a
emperor, will thus be enabled to live
in retirement. free of responsibilities u,
and cares, and enjoying without in- ro
terruption the nation's courteous CO
treatment." te
At an audience the empress dow- wv
ager thanked Yuan Ski Kai for his en
successful egorts in obtaining good
treatment for the imperial family th
from the rep~ublicans. The publica- ce
tion of the edicts has given profound 1o
relief to every one in Peking, both ar
foreigners and Chinese. The arrange- st
ment is considered a skillful compro- -N
mise,. and it is believed the terms m.
will satisfy the republicans. The TI
first edict provides that the terms th
shall be communicated to the foreign in
legations for transmission to their re
spectiv-e governments, the object be- n~i
ing to record world-wide the repub- be
lican pledges. te
In consideration for the abdication 1(i
the republicans make the following th
eight pledges to the emperor.
First, the emperor shall retain his en
title and shall be respected as a for- e
eign monarch: second, he shall re
eive an annual grant of 4,000Q.000 ar
taels until the currency is reformed, or
after which he shall receive $4.000.- t
000 M1exican: third, a temporary res- o
idence shall be provided in the for
bidden city, and later the imperial
family shall reside in the summer
palace, ten miles outside of Peking:
fourth, he may observe the sacrifice
at his ancestral tombs and temples.I
which wvill be protected by republican
soldiers: fifth, the great tomb of thenf
late emperor, Kwang Hsu, will be I
In
ompleted and the funeral ceremony tic
fittingly observed at the republic's
expense: sixth, the palace attendants
may be retained, but the number of l
eunuchs can not be increased: sev
enth, the emperor's property will he
protected by the republic; eighth, .
the imperial guiards will be governed
by the army board, the republic pav
ing their salary. C
An important question as to
whether the throne shall be perpetu- r
ated or wvill terminate with the
present emperor's death, is not men
tioned.r
Four pledges for the treatment of "u
the imperial kinsmen follow: th
First, the princes, dukes and oth
ers hav'ing hereditary titles shall re'
tain their ranks: second, the nobility s
shall have the rights and privileges on
of ordinary citizens: third, their pri- dn
vate, properties will be protected: 'ha
fourth, the nobility shall be permit
ted exemption from military service. th
____ ____ ___thi
JONES AND) BLEASE TO 3MEET rio
tic
Both Inv~.ited to SpeCak at Hamnpton .
w 1
'Next Mon('i.
The dedication of the new high
school building at Hampton on MIarch
is1 to be mtade quite a big occa
rson. Governor Cole L. Blease and
'orer Chief Jiustice Ira 1B. Jones
have been invited to be present and piC
to deliver speerhes. Politics will .trr
not be barred and it is expected that it
H ampton will have the honor and fre
privilege of hearing the opening an,
uns, if they may be so termcd, of a th(
:ubenaorial camptign, which .wil
proises so much. Judge Jones has all
accep:cd the invatiation. Governor- its
Blease has accepTed it u pan the con- of
lition that his absence from Cum-n- so
it will not interfere with the- con- ('e5
si-leration of soaine of the bills wvhich arn
aave passed the Assembly. r
Found Dead at. Atlantai. <
Dr. J. M1. Brittain, pastor of the D
Temnle Baptist church in Atlanta.
notc of the best known ministers inC
:orgn, was found dead in bed at hi
c~n-thre Moanday morning- Death
asds: heart failure. lie was d9
ears o ld an wal vts a Confederate vet
In sorre section!s of the country Mi
when a s-ranger :Tpoars upon ttie a
ireets warim.r a 1:!silk han people (Th
are trncertin wher'ar he is a tnited h
A SERIOUS. RIAROE
(Continued from first page.)
.de the matter, his expenses to be
id by the State of South Carolina.
t governor was delegated by the
niptroller general and State treas
er as the representative of the
ite of South Carolina to accompa
me. I had, of course, noticed con
Lerable comment in the papers in
Eerence to the ability of the State
borrow money if you were elected.
d I thought it nothing but proper
at the owners of $500,000 worth
paper of South Carolina should
ye occasion to discuss with the
'ernor the affairs of the State. in
der that they might, for them
ives. got some idea of who they
re doing bisiness with. The trans
tion was not concluded, neither
re the notes signed until after we
iched New York. The paper was
.:cptel readily and thcre was not
e slightest hesistation in the ac
ptance of the notes and the bor
wving of the money.
" 'In reference to your other ques
n. in regard to 20 per cent. being
t on deposit with this bank, I be.
say that there was not such re
est made. as heretofore. It ha
en cu.%tomary With the h'ar
roughout the country to require
per cent. of the money borrowed
be left on deposit. without inter
t but in this loan, as stated by
u. no such request was made.
'If the treasurer had left any
ted amount with us for any defl
:e time, it would have been our
asure to have paid interest there
, as agreed with ::ou. It has been
P custom in the past for the State
have to pay quite a sum of money
r pensions some time during the
st of the year. and as a rule some
ing like $250,000 to $275,000 are
id out for such purposes. Shortly
ter that the interest on the State
bt is obliged to be met, and this,
th the pensions, practically takes
all of the $500,000. If any unex
nded balances had been left in the
nk we would have gladly paid in
rest thereon, as stated to you: and
would have paid interest thereon.
" 'This, I believe, was covered in
ur message, along with ether mat
s, which are the true facts in the
se. just as stated in your message.
" 'I believe the above covers all of
ur written requests.
'Yours very truly,
"'J. P. Matthews.
Cashier Palmetto National Bank
of Columbia, S. C.'
Matter Not Discussed.
"One could judge from my letter
above that you and I had made a
ecial agreement in reference to un
ed balance of the $500.000 bor
ed in New York. while you. o
urs-. know quite well that the mat
r of Iaying interest on balances
is not referred to at all during our
tire trip.
"My let:er was also made to say
at this bank had required 20 per
nt. .balance 'heretofore' on State
ins, but did not require such a bal
ce in this particula~r instance. My
itement to you in reference to the
per cent. balance referred to com
rcial accounts only of individuals.
le word 'heretofore' was added in
e copy signed and did not appear
the original.
"In reading. the letters over you
1! notice that other mistakes have
en made. In other words, in at
mplting to revise the wording of the
ter in hass been very confused and
e meaning completely twisted.
"' think it nothing but proper to
1 your attention to these changes,
ich I did not notice when I signed.
"I1 will add that if I had made an
rangement with you to pay interest
the State's deposits then my- let
-might be taken to imply that we
*e the State interest.
"You will recall that while discuss
the letter with you, and while
ating in your office, you made
veral suggestions, asking me
iether, if the State had had sur
as money and if a positive arrange
nt had been made, we would have
id interest on the surplus money.
dictating I referred to this ques
m. but the letter as signed has
tde me say something very differ
t from what I intended. In the
ter the expression was used 'as
reed with you.' In dictating these
rds I certainly intended them to
an that I agreed with you that I
>ul have been willing to pay inter
:in ease there had been surplus
ads, and I did not intend them to
rer to any supposed agreement had
th you heretofore.
"If we had made any such ar
agement it wouldl have, of course.
teially affected the rate made to
SState on the $500.000 loan.
"This statement is made to protect
Sbank and to avoid any miscon
-ution which might be placed up
the letter signed by me yester
7. I am sure that you would not
ye me make a misstatement.
"You, or course, as an officer of
,State. can use this letter as you
'ak best. But I will ask that you
me the favor of correcting tihe
pession given in the comimunica
n of yesterday. By so doing you
l certainly oblige.
"Yours very truly.
"J. Pope Matthews,
"Cashier."
Where D~o They Differ?
A week or two ago a poor man
ked up some coal from a railroad
k, where it had fallen, and took
home to keep his family from
ezing. Of course he was arrested
i sent to prison for the theft, and
family had to do the best it could
hout his help. l'erhaps that was
right as law should be obeyed and
infringement p)umshed. Btut what
coal barons and cil magnatlas who
often take advantage of the ne
sities caused ;y cold weather to
itrarily raise the price of their
du:s? If the poor man was
ty of petty lareeny the others
morally guilty c f' grand larceny.
while the poor man went to jail
other men escape the meshes of
law and( enjoy the reputation of
ng shrewd mon andi also, some
es, of beingt generous philanthro
hilled by a TFra;in.
X r.erro by the name of Dennis
arez was k illed by. a trin W. lnes
:morming i n the' uniskirts of
ar son. lIe is tho u;.ht to hav.
' from Rehvcs and was heating
ROM HILL PLAN WLlRKS
WATSON SAYS COTTON ACREAGE
WILL BE REDUCED.
Commissioner of Agriculture Returns
From Trip Through Cotton Belt
and Tells of Situation.
"Much interest was aroused and
results will be secured," said Coml
missioner Watson, upon his return
to Columbia Monday after a trip
through the cotton States in the in
terest of the Rock Hill plan for a re
duction of cotton acreage. He was
accompanied on the trip by John G.
Anderson of Rock Hill, the origina'or
of the plan.
Commissioner Watson said that
throughout the cotton belt States Mr.
Anderson and himself had been most
cordially welcomed, and that the
Rock Hill plan had been started on
its way to real effectiveness. In
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma
the State superintendents had been
ippointed and no time was to be lost
in getting the counties fully organ
i7ed and actively at work. In Geor
ia the Atlanta chamber of commerce
.otton committee has undertaken to
Sinance the operations of the State
;uperintendent's- office. In Little
Rlock the cotton exchange has under
:aken to do the same thing.
In none of these States did there
%mpear to be the slightest indication
to hang back, but a remarkable de.
grec'e of enthusiasm was manifested.
No -articular effort was made to or
:anize the State of Louisiana, though
thErc was an excellent meeting at
Baton Rouge. Louisiana's acreage
has already been much cut by the
boll weevil and from other causes
and therefore, e, en there an in
c-rease in that State, the total crop
is so small that it would make but
little difference. The tour concluded
at New Orleans on Saturday night,
and Mr. Watson and Mr. Anderson
left New Orleans early Sunday morn
ing,. the former coming straight
through to Columbia and arriving
yesterday afternoon. 'Mr. Anderson
stopped off at Atlanta to spend a
day or two with relatives.
The commissioner expressed him
self as agreeably surprised and high
ly gratified at the hearty and earnest
ecoperation given by officials of the
several States and the bodies repre
senting the banking and business in
terests. All agreed that the acreage
in cotton for the 1912 crop must be
reduced as a first and foremost con
sideration to any step that might
hereafter be determined upon in re
gard to the marketing and handling
of the crop of 1912 at a fair price
to the producer. Every interest is
now thoroughly aroused to the ne
eessity for quick action in view of
rhe nearness of the planting season,
-md in the opinion of Mr. Watson
there will be no undue delays in the
application of business methods in
accoriance with t'he Rock Hill plan
:o absolutely assure reduction. "Bus
iness throughout the belt has felt the
Cfect of the low price of cotton this
season and is in the humor to fully
cooperate," said Commissioner Wat
While on the tour these gentle
men encountered the rise in the price
of cotton. '.\r. Watson said neither
Mr. Anderson or himself cared to dis
css the causes. The rise, however,
had had no retarding effect upon
their mission, nor will it have in their
opinion on the prosecution of the
work to be done under the execution
of the Rock Hill plan.
Texas was not visited because it
was not believed necessary, Gov. Col
cuitt, who is a worker himself, hay
ing given full assurance that that
State wvill show a substantial reduc
tion and that he was looking after
the matter himself. "Yet the bears
are proclaiming that there will be
no reduction in Texas," said the comn.
missioner.
Mr. Watson, speaking for himself
and Mr. Ander'son, said they both felt
that their quick tour and the efforts
they had put forth would bring far
reaching results so far as the price
of cotton 'iext season and the pros
perity of the South are concerned,
and that those were the two main
points to be considered. They feel
also that there is a better under
standing is making for more com
plete cooperation of cotton producers
everywhere henceforth in any and all
things affecting the business like
marketing and handling of the
south's greatest monopoly crop.
FOLK FORCES SUPPORT CLARK.
The Former Governor Quits the
Fight for the Nomination.
A dispatch from St. Louis says
former Governor Joseph W. Folk
wvithdrew as an active candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident Saturday. He withdrew after
e had received a telegram from
hamp Clark, in which he agreed to
ulvide the Missouri delegation to the
Democratic National onvention. as
recently suggested by William J. Bry
Mr. Folk not only agreed to divide
the delegation, but asked his friends
to make no further effort in his be
half. He promised to support Mr.
Clark. A Washington dispatch says
Yolk's retirement in favor of Clark is
generally regarded there as strength
ening very much the Speaker's
chances for the Democratic Presiden
tial nomination, as a compromise
candidate between Wilson and Har
Admirers of Folk say that the for
mer Governor Nvill certainly step into
the next United States Senatorial va
any that occurs in Missouri. If the
issue between Clark and Folk had
been fought out in a State-wide pri
mary, the outcome would have been
very doubtful, according to the most
trustworthy reports heard in Wash
ington, and the Speaker's winning
was by no means a foregone conclu
Passed Over Veto.
The Legislature last week passed
y an almost unanimous vote over
Governor Blease's veto, the bill pay
rtg Magistrate Kerr his salary. Mr.
Trr, who is an old Confederate vet
cran was recommended by the
rville delegation. but was turned
down by Gov. Blease and a young
wver at Greenwood named in his
idace. Mr. Kerr did not support Gov
rnor Blease in the election while
ANTI flAMBLINQ BILL
TilE SENATE KILLS INJUNCTION
FEATURE Of MEASURE
THE DEBATE WAS WARM
'lhirty-three Vote to Eliminate In
junction Feature of Measure, Sonic
Explaining Change in Attitude by
Expressing Fear That Fight on
This Point Might Defeat Whole
Bill.
The Senate 'Monday night, by a
vote of 33 to 2, struck out the in
junction feature of the anti-race
gambling bill. The bill was debated
at length, the session being one of
the most interesting of the term. The
race track bill has not yet gone to
third reading, but when the pending
amendment has been passed upon
that stage of its passage will likely
be formal.
Those who voted to strike out Sec
tion 2 of the bill were: Senators
A(ckerman, Appelt, Bates, Black, Car
lisle, Christensen, Clifton, Crosson,
Forrest, Ginn, Green, Hall, Hardin,
Hough, Johnstone, Laney, Lawson,
Manning, Mars, W. L. Mauldin, T. J.
Mauldin, McCown, Montgomery,
Muckenfuss, Rainsford, Stewart,
Strait, Stuckey, Summers, Waller,
Weston, Wharton 'and Young.
Those who voted to retain Section
2 were: Senators Lide and Earle.
Those Senators who so strongly
stood for Section 2 last week appar.
ently took the view expressed by one
of their number, Senator Carlisle,
that he would vote to strike out en
tirely the misdemeanor section rath
er than see the bill defeated entirely,
and h; had seen from the last vote
that, by a majority of one, the Sen
ate wished to kill the injunction fea
ture.
After going through the day's Cal
endar and disposing of uncontested
measures. Senator Carlisle called for
the special order for the night, the
House bill against bookmaking. Be
fore entering into debate, Senator
Carlisle stated that he proposed to
move to lay on the table the commit
tee amendment as to the injunction
feature, and then to move to strike
out Section 2 of the bill.
The amendment was read, and
Senator Carlisle moved to lay it on
the table. He withdrew his motion
temporarily, and secured the floor
in debate. He said the amendment
had met with the approval of a Dare
majority of the committee, but that
those of the committee who desired
to put a stop to gambling had later
decided to call upon the Senate to
eradicate the misdemeanor feature of
the bill. He said he had talked to
many on this question, and he
thought that if the majority of the
people of Charleston wanted to put
out horse race gambling they could
do it without Section 2, and he had
consented to urge that this section be
left out.
Senator Clifton and. Senator Car_
lisle took part in a little tilt on the
floor. Senator Clifton asked Senator
Carlisle if he did not have some hope
of getting this injunction- feature in
in some other guise. Senator Car
lisle asked Senator Clifton if he was
personally opposed to horse race
gambling. After some words, Sen
ator Carlisle replied to Senator Clif
ton's question by saying that he could
hope that in some such way the law
mighit be enforced, but that they did
not think such would ever be possi
ble.
He said he and those who are op
posed to race track gambling had
seen that the Senate vote was about
tied on the question, and in order
that the law might pass they had
decided to consent to allow it to go
through as any ordinary criminal
statute. Senator Carlisle accused
those who differed with him on the
bookmaking question of changing
sides. He said they had originally
held out for the bill with the injunc
tion feature left out and they now
want that feature left in the bill.
Senators Appelt ond Clifton stated
that they wanted Section 2 left in
the bill but wanted the committee
amendment adopted. The amend
ment stated that a person must be
held to bail or indicted by a grand
jury before being tried for violation
of the law. Senator Carlisle offered,
as a substitute amendment, one to
strike out Section 2 of the bill. Sen.
ator Clifton then offered an amend
ment as a substitute to all amend
ments, this being the same as the
'rendment of the judiciary commit
tee. Senator Clifton debated his
amendment.
Senator W. L. Mauldin asked Sen
ator Clifton if the striking out of
Section 2 wonild not make the law as
forceful as any other law on the stat
ute books of the State. The speaker
replied that he believed that those
favoring the original bill thought
that those favoring the original bill
thought that by some means they
could have an injunction issued
against bookkeeping.
Senator Montgomery asked Sena
tor Clifton if he thought the common
law privilege of injunction should be
abolished. The speaker answered in
the negative. Senator Clifton said
the bill was most drastic, even
though it were modelled after a bill
framed "by a bunch of whiskers in
New York." The galleries were
crowded with visitors during the de
bate on the bill and there was much
said that brought forth laughter.
Senator W. L. M.\auldin asked if
the striking out of the injunction
feature of the bill would not leave
it to be enforced as any other law.
Senator Clifton replied that there
would be a difference in the word.
ing of the bill. Senator Clifton-urged
against the denying of the right of:
trial by jury to any citizen, no mat
ter what hiis station in life.
Senator Carlisle. in reply to Sena
tor Clif:on, said he was now work
ing for those things his opponents
ad worked for last week, but still
itis opponents are working arainst
him. Senators Appelt and Weston
both srtated that they wouldi now vote
brte biii with the injunction sec
Seaor Carlisle referred toa
ae:ent in the press, that on the
day the legislators were in Charles
on o limiltr had been ollowed to b
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ABUSE BRYAN ON FLOOR
DIES SAYS THE COMDIONER IS AN
EVIL GENIUP'.
Democratic Congressman Exhibits
Himself and is Cheered by the Re
publican Congressman.
William Jennings Bryan was held
up to the house as an "Evil genius
hovering on the flank of the Demo
crats," by Representative Martin E.
Dies of Texas, who replied to the
Commoner's latest attack upon the
Democratic house membership.
Democrats and Republicans alike
cheered Dies' declaration that he
"neither feared the power, nor re
spected the judgment of the Nebras
kan, and his further announcement
that the Democrats under the leader
ship of Champ Clark and Oscar W.
Underwood were headed towards a
complete success, swept Democratic
side of the house into storms of ap
plause.
"I am almost ready to join Gover
nor Wilson in his desire to find a
decently and orderly manner of
knocking Bryan into a cocked hat,".
said Dies amidst Democratic laugh
ter and applause.
Dies' attack upon Bryan followed
the latter's declaration in the last Is
sue of The Commoner that thirteen
Democrats who voted against the re
cent amendment in the house to re
quire publicity of all recommenda
tions to president on judgeship ap
pointments were "unworthy to rep
resent a Democratic constituency."
Dies declared if Bryan had spent
as much time reading law as he had
attacking Democrats in public life,
he would have known that the pro
posed law would be unconstitutional
and an infringement of the presi
dent's rights."
"Bryan has led the Democrats
through three disastrous defeats."
cried Dies, "Like the barbons of
old he has learned nothing and for
gotten nothing. He points our col
lumns straight to the rocks of St.
Helena.
"The people are ready to give us
more power in this situation. It is
a calamity, If no crime for Bryan
to sow seeds of discord in the ranks
of the party. Whatever we do here
displeases him. The prospect of
Democratic success seems to anger
his very soul. I prefer to follow
the leadership of the gentleman
from Alabama. I have followed
Don Quixote of. Nebraska, until I am
wearing of war upon wind mills. I
demand to be led against the flesh
and blood enemies of Democracy."
The conclusion of Dies remarkable
attacl- upon Bryan was marked by
genera4 applause and a clustering
about him of Democratic colleagues
who shook his hand.
the sport in Charleston is now on its
good behavior and he would like to
see it ruled out before it got to a
worse stage. He said he had agreed
to allow the injunction section to be
stricken out, as he did not want to
see the South Carolina Legislature
o on record as sanctioning gambling,
and rather than see the bill lost he
would have it pass stripped of the
injunction feature. Hie. said he had
stated this to explain what might
seem inconsistency on his part. Sen
ator Clifton withdrew his amend
ment.
Senator Young spoke of the recent
trip to Charleston and of the royal
entertainment on the part of the
Charleston people. Senator Car
lisle's amendment to strike out Sece
tion 2 of the bill and to rcrumber,
the sections was then adopted by a
vote of 33 to 2.
A motion was at this juncture
made to adjourn, and this carried by
a vote of 16 to 11. Before the Sen
ate had adjourned Senator Clifton
sent an amendment to the desk as
follows: Add at the end of Section
2 "provided, that no proceeding for
an injunction shall be had until a
person shall have been held to bail
or indicted by a grand jury." This
amendnent had not been read or
passed upon when the Senate ad
journed. It will be passed upon!
when the debate is resumed. The'
bill under consideration tonight was
the House bill, which has not yet
passed to third reading,
SEVEN HU'NDRIED SWINE.
Turned Loose by Wreck of Train in
New York State.
A dispatch from Rochester. N. Y..'
says a local comiedy that beats 'Plgs
is Pigs'' took another turn to add to
its ludicrousness. Wednesday night
a reight wreck in the western end of
the city released 700) hoes from the
cars in which they were being trans
ported and the pokers spread over a
large section of the town. Residents
saw a chanc'e to lay in~ a winter sup
ply of food and corraled the pigs,
confning themi in the celars and
even rpariors. )ion liy two men vis
ied the west side homnes andi claimed
two lar~ge wagon loads of hogs, under.
the statr'ment tha: they were railroad
dt'etiv:es. Tt has develoned that the
deteives were not in2 the employ of
the railroad. Police are now look
'ly Pure
too substitfte
are offered as
Royal. No other
is the same in
effectiveness, or
nd economical,
such fine food.
iking Powder made
Cream of Tartar
WILSON IS WINNER
LEADS IN OKLAHOMA AS RESULT
Of PARTl CAUCUSES
CLARK FOLLOWS CLOSE
Governor Woodrow Wilson Carries
Thirty-Two Counties and Speaker
Champ Clark Carries Twenty-Two
and Governor Judson Harmon Car
ries Only One County in the State.
Unofficial returns of the Democrat
ic precinct caucuses held throughout
Oklahoma Saturday from all except
two counties show that delegates in
structed for Governor Woodrow Wil
sen of New Jersey as presidential
nominee will control 32 of the coun
ty conventions to be held next Sat
urday; the supporters of Speaker
Champ Clark will control 22 counties
and of Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio,
one. In 16 counties no instructions
were given the delegates.
The counties in which the precinct
meetings instructed for Gov. Wilson
will send 252 delegates to the State
Convention: for Speaker Clark, 200,
and for Gov. Harmon, 16, and unin
structed, 120. The State Convention,
to which delegates will be selected
next Saturday, will be held in Okla
homa City, February 22. The final
resuft depends on how the 120 unin
structed delegates votes In the elec
tion next Saturday for State dele
gates.
The Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta Journal says Governor
Woodrow Wilson's friends in Wash
ington are jubilant over the unex
pected strength he developed in the
"Oklahoma -primaries. They think
that in the convention Governor Wil
son will have 42 out of the 72 coun
ties in the State. This would leave
30 counties to be divided among the
other candidates, and Insure Gover
nor Wilson the vote of Oklahoma in
the National Corivention.
The dispatch goes on to say that
it is regarded as certain that Wilson.
men will control the state conven
tion although Speaker Clark and his
friend~s are still' hopeful that the
counties not yet heard from will
change the result. This Is the first
test of strength and Wilson's friends
say the result Is encouraging. While
the Wilson people, led by Senator
(lore, had made a stubborn fight In
Oklahoma, it was not believed that
the .Jersey governor could overcome
the odds in the speaker's favor. Okla
homa is populated with thousands of
Missourians. and it was believed that
Clark would have a natural advan
tage on this account.
Governor Wilson's friends in Wash
ington are doubly delighted over the
reports from Oklahoma. In the first
place they had small hope of defeat
ing Speaker Clark in Oklahoma, and
and in the second they were discour
aged by the nositive claims given out
in Washington Monday morning by
the Clark men. The speaker's sec
retary and his campaign workers
s:udiously circulated the report that
Clark had carried three-fourths of
rhe Oklahoma counties in the pri
mary and this claim was accepted
by the friends of Wilson as correct.
The Clark followers evidently be
lieved the reports they circulated,
for Monday night the speaker and
many of his political advisers held a
sort of jollification conference at the
Willard hotel. The newspaper cor
rspondents in Washington were fur
nished with copy from the Clark
headquarters, telling of the speaker's'
wonderful victory in Oklahoma. But
later returns showed that Wilson was
leading, and his friends now feel as
sured that he has won a great victory
in Oklahoma, which- Is the first State
to indicate its choice of a candidate.
Should Wilson lose the State, his
friends feel that he has won a victory
in the handsome showing he has
made.
CHILD BUTRNED) TO DEATH.
As Result of Distressing Accident at
Fort Lawn.
Mary, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Y-s. Frank B. McFadden, of
Fort Lawn, was so frightfully burned
Saturday morning that she died in a
few hours. 'Mary. along with her 2
year-old brother, was left in the bed
room while the mother went to the
dining room and the father to the
stable, as they had done many times
before. The little girl got out of the
bed, walked to the fireplace, climbed
upon a chair and secured a match.
She struck it. By some accident the
paer lambirequin took fire, igniting
Mary's gown, which was al- burned
ave the neck-band. When found she
vas lying beside the mother's bed in
a dying condition.
Killed in Train Wreck.
Three railroad men were killed and
several injiured when west-bound pas
senger train No. 15 on the Norfolk
SWestern railroad crashed into the
ear end of an extra freight at Dry
ranch, three miles west of Bell